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Coll 29/12 'Bushire: office allowance of consul-general' [276r] (555/603)
The record is made up of 1 file (298 folios). It was created in 26 Oct 1918-24 Feb 1948. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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British Hssldsnoy sad Consulate-<?«n«ral*
Baahlre, April 26th. 1932.
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Sir,
nth reference to the extract from Foreign Iffioe
l«U«r 9.1 19. (X 14980/291/234 ) 4at ad 9th Janaaiy 1932
which wa. forward.! to m under cover of your despatch
f. 32 of 29th February 1932 I hat. the honour to forward
herewith a ooayaratlv. statement showing fluctuations la
the local aa«kst price in kraas of loeally prodaoed and
other nooosoltloa alnoo January 1930 together with a
comparative statement of the actual eost of the monthly
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houechold requiremente of the Ocneular Clerk at this poet*
2. the Yexy hecYy inoreaee in ocet of llYing (a tendency
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seems hound to continue as an effect of the or si an trade >
Monopoly Law and policy of continual additions to Oustoms
Surtax) is clearly indicated In enclosure 2, amount lug to
a rise of some ZOf since 'tarch 1931 alone and of nearly^
30!$ dinoe Karob 1930.
3* In para 7 of ay despatch lo.lO. of April 82nd 1931
{ to Foreign Office ) taransmitted to you under cover of «y
despatch He: 46 ( 834 of 23rd April) X pointed out that the
Clerk’s salary was quite Inadequate and suggested it should [
he raised to trails 12,960.00. per annua* as a result of
ay represeaddtloas the Lords Coaaisslonsrt of His uajssty's
Treasury were pleased to eanotion a salary of Kraas 11,850, j
thlls this increass did such to ease the Clerk’s financial
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His frltannio majesty’s minister*,
British isgatlcn,
Tehran.
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The file concerns the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , in Bushire.
The file covers:
- office allowance grants for the Vice-Consul and the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
- proposed abolition of the post of interpreter and creation of that of Arabic Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. , in 1932
- cost of living in Bushire
- secret service and toshakhana (treasury) expenditure
- provision of furniture
- transfer of the telephone system to the Iranian authorities in 1938
- revision of rates of pay and allowances of the Vernacular Section of the ministerial establishment of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- pay and allowance of the Consular Clerk
- grant of Dearness Allowance to the clerical establishments in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , in 1943
- local compensatory allowance for Indian Political Service The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47. officers, from 1946.
The file is composed solely of internal correspondence between the Foreign Office, the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Government of India, the British Legation at Tehran, and the Treasury.
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- 1 file (298 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 299; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3569
- Title
- Coll 29/12 'Bushire: office allowance of consul-general'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:39v, 39ar:39av, 40r:100v, 100ar:100av, 101r:299v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence